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Under the Wide and Starry Sky: A Novel | Nancy Horan

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The book is a fictional take on Stevenson and Fannie and their crazy travels. I‘m looking forward to it!

#Samoa #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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Under the Wide and Starry Sky: A Novel | Nancy Horan

My next book for #readingOceania for #Samoa @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle I‘ve heard good things about this one! 5d

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Under the Wide and Starry Sky: A Novel | Nancy Horan

Happy Friday!!

This is next up in the #Sharreadathon giveaway 🥳📚🎊

What are you reading today?!

#LitsyLove

Read4life The Neighbor Favor, You Can‘t Ruin Christmas & In a Holidaze (BR with my daughter). Have a great weekend, Misty! 3mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life you too Lynn ❤️🫶🏻 3mo

CoffeeNBooks Cassandra in Reverse 3mo

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @CoffeeNBooks how is this one? 3mo

CoffeeNBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It's... interesting. I'm not sure if I really like it, but I'm sticking with it. The premise is interesting, but I feel like the storyline keeps derailing. 3mo

PageShifter Starting These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi 3mo

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Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story | J. Maarten Troost

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This is not a fun book like all of the author‘s books from Oceania—you will learn he‘s sadly and desperately recovering from alcoholism, which isn‘t much of a surprise if you read his prior books. So trigger warning. He takes a solo trip to follow Robert Louis Stevenson‘s travels to his final resting place in #Samoa, with stops in #Kiribati and islands in #Micronesia. Having listened to his other books, this is a sharp departure from his ⬇️

Texreader fun-loving days in Kiribati, Vanuatu, and Fiji. But it‘s still him doing half-witted things like a very short swim with sharks. His candor and insight are appreciated. It‘s a well-written book. By the way, if you haven‘t guessed by now, the titles of his books are only very remotely related to the substance of his books, here even less so. I hope his recovery continues. #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB (edited) 3mo

Librarybelle Good to know about this one! 3mo

5feet.of.fury I always loved the 1st chapter, “Good luck seeks no antecedent, but bad luck demands an inquest.” “Bad things happen to me on large land masses” I agree with you on the tone, it‘s 1 I‘ve hardly revisited because of the intensity of the self reflection vs the wild adventure of the 1st 2. 3mo

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Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story | J. Maarten Troost

The author is touring islands in Micronesia in this book. At the museum yesterday I took photos of some of the artwork from Micronesia including this “Carved Male Figure,” from early 20th century

#readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story | J. Maarten Troost

I visited the Oceania gallery at the San Antonio Museum of Art, so be prepared for a few interruptions for pictures of artifacts from the regions I‘m reading about. #readingOceania @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Yay!! 3mo

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Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story | J. Maarten Troost